I’m diving into an exciting Alexa Media Player project that combines the power of Home Assistant and Alexa – turning your Alexa devices into media players within your Smart Home ecosystem. Picture this: sending custom text-to-speech announcements, triggering special sound effects, and seamlessly weaving your Alexa devices into your Home Read more…
Why Home Assistant Remote Access is a must? In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, the concept of a Smart Home has evolved from a novelty to a necessity. With the rise of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, having control over your home’s various systems from anywhere has become a game-changer. Read more…
The LD2410 human presence sensor is a remarkable device that offers exceptional sensitivity, capable of detecting even the slightest human movement. It works natively with Home Assistant over Bluetooth, but connected that way it have some drawbacks. LD2410 Human Presence Sensor Bluetooth Limitations The LD2410 is affordable, priced at under Read more…
I’m about to share a method for Home Assistant remote access, that I’ve been using for years. I’m talking about Home Assistant CloudFlare tunnel. More about this Home Assistant Remote Access using CloudFlare method This method is easy to implement and works on all types of networks, including those without Read more…
This is a follow-up article about one of the most interesting devices of this year so far – the LD2410 presence sensor. This sensor is super sensitive even to hardly noticeable movements and it is natively working with Home Assistant. What is a Presence Sensor? First of all, in case Read more…
This article will be about what is new in the latest Home Assistant 2023.4 and it will be quick, dirty and to the point from start till the very end. Executive Summary As summary, in Home Assistant 2023.4 release: Let’s see the details. New Alarm & Cover Dialogs The first Read more…
I bought an Aqara FP1 Human Presence sensor, so you don’t have to do the same. Let’s find out together what actually Aqara FP1 is, can it be added in Home Assistant and is there any good use of it or you can just skip it and buy something more Read more…
I’m quite excited to bring you the latest changes in the Home Assistant 2023.1, which is the first Home Assistant release for this year. The release includes a number of new features and improvements that I think you’ll love to know. So, sit back, relax, and get ready to learn what Read more…
I will show you Home Assistant Node Red InfluxDB and Grafana integration in very fast, easy and understandable way.
Hey in this post I will tell and show you what Tasmota is, as well as the easiest way to flash compatible devices with a new tool called Tasmotizer.
